- Title
- Adolescents with type 1 diabetes can achieve glycemic targets on intensive insulin therapy without excessive weight gain
- Creator
- Marlow, Alexandra L.; King, Bruce R.; Phelan, Helen T.; Smart, Carmel E.
- Relation
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Vol. 5, Issue 4, no. e352
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/edm2.352
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2022
- Description
- INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to compare glycemic control and body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS) before and after implementation of intensive insulin therapy using multiple daily injection (MDI) or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) in adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) attending a large multidisciplinary paediatric diabetes clinic in Australia. METHODS: Prospective data were collected for cross-sectional comparison of youth aged 10.0-17.9 years (n = 669) from routine follow-up visits to the diabetes clinic in 2004, 2010, and 2016. Outcome measures included HbA1c; BMI-SDS; and insulin regimen. RESULTS: BMI-SDS remained stable between 2004 to 2016 in the 10-13 and 14-17 year age group (0.7 vs. 0.5, p = .12 and 0.7 vs. 0.7, p = .93, respectively). BMI-SDS was not different across HbA1c groups; <53 mmol/mol (7.0%), 53 to <75 mmol/mol (<7.0 to <9.0%) and >75 mmol/mol (>9.0%) in 2004 (p = .873), 2010 (p = .10) or 2016 (p = .630). Mean HbA1c decreased from 2004 to 2016 in the 10-13 year (69 mmol/mol (8.4%) vs. 57 mmol/mol (7.4%), p = <.001) and 14-17 year group (72 mmol/mol (8.7%) vs. 63 mmol/mol (7.9%), p = <.001). Prior to the implementation of MDI and CSII in 2004 only 10% of 10-13 year olds and 8% of 14-17 year olds achieved the international target for glycemic control (HbA1c 53 mmol/mol [<7.0%]). In 2016, this increased to 31% of 10-13 year olds and 21% of 14-17 year olds. CONCLUSIONS: BMI-SDS did not increase with the change to intensive insulin therapy despite a doubling in the number of adolescents achieving the recommended glycemic target of <7.0% (53 mmol/mol). HbA1c was not associated with weight gain.
- Subject
- adolescents; body mass index; glycemic control; type 1 diabetes; SDG 3; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1486514
- Identifier
- uon:51868
- Identifier
- ISSN:2398-9238
- Language
- eng
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